The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 760

Chapter 760: 352 Incident at the East Window (First Update)

The Old Marquis moved too quickly, Imperial Concubine Jing didn’t have time to react before she was brought to the doorstep.

Of course, the main reason is that she never expected the Old Marquis to act so abruptly, it caught her off guard.

But the person who was the most caught off guard was the Emperor.

The Emperor saw the Old Marquis, dressed in his dark night clothes, and his hand clasping Imperial Concubine Jing’s wrist, and his mind practically exploded!

He heard a buzzing sound and then his mind went blank!

The shock of the scene before him was too great, so much so that he was speechless!

The Old Marquis paused in his steps.

Apparently, he hadn’t expected to encounter the Emperor; when he passed the Imperial Study Room, he saw that the light was still on and assumed the Emperor would be reviewing documents for a long time.

Imperial Concubine Jing was the first to react, withdrawing her hand sharply.

The Old Marquis subconsciously grabbed her hand back, only realizing his mistake after the deed was done, but by then the damage was irreversible.

The Emperor was furious, thundering: "Gu Chao!"

The Old Marquis’s body jerked, and he released Imperial Concubine Jing’s hand.

The one awakened by the Emperor’s stern shout was Madam Cai, who had just returned from the Greeting Room.

Seeing Imperial Concubine Jing and the Old Marquis inside the doorway, and the Emperor’s livid face outside the doorway, what else was there to misunderstand?

She quietly cursed. How could there be such a big mess in the short time she had left?

If she had known this would happen, she would have held back!

The Emperor clenching his fists tightly, he had to use all his might to suppress the impulse to order the Old Marquis beheaded, he gritted out word by word, "Gu Chao! What the hell is going on? You better explain it clearly to me!"

If the old altar master was here, he would have enough smooth talk to cover up this matter, whether the Emperor believed it or not, he must deny it under all circumstances, insisting that "the relationship between the minister and the Imperial Concubine is purely one of loyalty and devotion!"

Unfortunately, the Old Marquis was not that kind of person. On the battlefield, his strategies were like magic, cunning and deceptive, yet off the battlefield his brain seemed to stay there.

Privately, he was a straightforward person, completely lacking the cunning and shamelessness of the old altar master.

Had the Emperor not caught him, he could comfortably not explain anything to the Emperor, but now that the Emperor had seen it, there was no point in sophistry.

He knelt down with a thud, the floor almost cracked due to the heavy impact.

"Your Majesty!" He lifted his head, speaking with profound sorrow, "This minister has sinned!"

Madam Cai seized the opportunity to point at him and say, "Of course you’re guilty! As your majesty’s servant, the Emperor trusts you so much, but you snuck into the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night to kidnap the Imperial Concubine!"

Admit it, admit it, Old Marquis. Just carry this black pot yourself, don’t get our lady involved!

Not far behind a large tree, an inconspicuous little eunuch quietly slipped away and ran all the way to Renshou Palace to report the news of Huaqing Palace to Eunuch Qin.

Ah, missing out on such lively drama would be a shame!

Eunuch Qin happily reported to Empress Dowager Zhuang.

"What’s so interesting about this?" Empress Dowager Zhuang was not interested in the amorous affairs of Imperial Concubine Jing.

But Eunuch Qin wanted to watch!

It was maddening!

Eunuch Qin pleaded, "Watching it won’t cost you a thing, after all the drama you’ve put on with His Majesty, it’s time to see some results! Once you’ve put her down, you won’t have to keep acting, right?"

Empress Dowager Zhuang considered the idea, put down the documents in her hand, and went to the Huaqing Palace.

The atmosphere in the Huaqing Palace was so tense that everyone was suffocating, all the palace maidservants were kneeling on the ground, trembling in fear!

"The Empress Dowager is here..."

Accompanied by Eunuch Qin’s announcement, everyone bowed even lower.

Imperial Concubine Jing and Madam Cai exchanged a glance at this sudden development. The clothes Empress Dowager Zhuang wore were magnificent and luxurious, embroidered with a phoenix about to take flight on the gown’s body and wide sleeves. As she slowly walked over in the darkness, she strangely imparted an intimidating sense of judgement.

The Old Marquis and the Emperor remained silent, facing off against each other, and did not look over at Empress Dowager Zhuang. Even so, both men still felt the aura radiating from her.

Eunuch Wei paid his respects to Empress Dowager Zhuang.

Empress Dowager Zhuang ascended the steps, scanned the crowd with a glance and asked lightly: "Oh, it’s so late already, yet Huaqing Palace is still so lively? Even Old Marquis Gu is here. Why is he kneeling? In the Meditation Room of Imperial Concubine Jing no less."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor recalled that Gu Chao was kneeling in the wrong place, and snapped: "Kneel outside!"

Old Marquis knelt in the courtyard.

Empress Dowager Zhuang slowly asked, "What happened? Why is the emperor making him kneel?"

Madam Cai hastily said, " Your Majesty is unaware, the Old Marquis snuck into the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night, trying to kidnap the Imperial Concubine. If the Emperor had not arrived in time, the Imperial Concubine would have been in great danger."

Empress Dowager Zhuang raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Kidnap Imperial Concubine? I remember there are Dragon Shadow Guards left behind by the late Emperor in Huaqing Palace. Are all the Dragon Shadow Guards dead? That the Emperor himself had to come to rescue Imperial Concubine?"

At these words, the Emperor’s face changed instantly!

He was still consumed with anger just now, so he had even forgotten about the Dragon Shadow Guards he had assigned to protect Imperial Concubine Jing.